The Soul Food Cafè has been a portal
for artists and writers for over a decade.
It has provided a safe haven where creativity flourishes. Soul Food
Cafè aims to promote creative pursuits as a daily
practice.

The static, Web 1.0 part of this site is quite literally overflowing with
healthy and tasty morsels for every artist. The Artist's Loft, Box of Wonderment, House of the Muse, Advent Calendars, Pizza Banquet, Dig Tree, A to Z of Alchemy and other assorted features contain masses of creative stimuli and prompts. Just click the links in the top bar and you will discover a never ending labyrinth of material.

The Soul Food Yahoo Group is now closed but the vast amount of material that has been accumulated over twelve years remains open and some small groups are being maintained.

Heather Blakey continues to work as a purveyor of creative stimuli. Her current base is Hestia's Hearth. She works as a Web Publisher and Blogging Consultant and is inviting interested parties to join her on a creative adventure as she establishes While Waiting for Godot.

Tania Pryputniewicz began posting at Transformative Blogging in hopes of elucidating some ways bloggers might play and grow, suggesting they try writing a variety of post types; She also hoped to curate a modest library of links to post variations living out on the web. This project brought her to redefine the blogger as pilgrim: one who blogs to transform herself in the company of like-minded others. And blogger as spiritual being/witness: one who blogs at the crossroads of synchronicity and cross-pollination for the greater good of those around her. Towards that curatorial end, she came humbly to find that years prior Heather Blakey of Soul Food Caf� created a vibrant communal space in the blogosphere that embodies these ideals. She found that Heather had woven technology, community, and writing together long before blogging was a verb. In honor of the winter solstice, she welcomed her readers to pull up a virtual armchair with Heather for a rare tour of her blogging lineage and latest online endeavors.

The potentiality of Blogging is still to be fully realised. Have you read Potentiate Using Blogger and learned about the creative transformation that can take place within a team blogging environment?
The Wild Garden was an Advent Calendar created by Heather Blakey in 2007. Click on each stepping stone to see what was happening online in 2007. Consider joining one of Heather's blogging classes and discover, first hand, the transformative powers of this medium.

Chris Dunmire of Creativity Portal Writes

"I've quietly watched from the sidelines an amazing thing going on over at Heather Blakey's Soul Food Cafe during the last year. This passionately creative woman, writing teacher, mentor-to-many, and non-stop imagineer has pulled off something so significant, so wonderful, so nurturing to writers and artists of all shapes and sizes. I can't even put it into words. So I did the best next thing. I asked Heather to put it into her own words. And still, she shares the wealth. Curious?" by Chris Dunmire 2006.

Juicy Journaling With SARK

Make sure to have a copy of SARK's newest book, Juicy Pens and Thirsty Paper, and see Susan's interview with Heather Blakey, the artistic midwife who created the Soul Food Cafe, provides a safe haven and has personally guided the rebirth of so much creativity.

Sit around and have a slice of Pizza at Soul Food's Pizza Banquet. It is a chance to meet some of the people who have helped to build and populate this cyber cafe.

Heather Blakey is currently establishing While Waiting for Godot and continues to explore the potential of internet applications to weave community and technology in an imaginative way.

Soul Food remains proud of the December 2004 Advent Calendar, which, like the December 2003 Calendar was full of projects that have been test run during 2004 in Melbourne schools, and featured the work of artists from around the world.

An Alluvial Mine was discovered within the grounds of Soul Food and it is opening for sturdy miners who know that to find real creative gold you have to be prepared to dig deeply. And, while you are in the mood to dig, take some time to explore the beautiful Dig Tree a feature that pays tribute to the ill fated Burke and Wills Expedition.

Disclaimer

The opinions expressed by
contributors to The Soul Food Cafè on public
domains outside the Soul Food Cafè are not to
be construed as being endorsed by Heather Blakey. Material that is selected for publication on the site remains the property of individual artists but will not be removed from the site. Readers should be aware of copyright laws and respect artists who have published here.